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1
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What is diagnostic sampling?

A

Different tests to determine if there is a medical problem

2
Q

What kinds of sampling do we do?

A

urine samples
blood samples
Fecal samples

3
Q

What kind of equipment do we need to do blood sampling?

A

needle (fit to patient size), syringe or vacutaner,

vacutainer: Double-pointed and collection tubes with and without anticoagulants

4
Q

What size needle do we use for dogs and cats?

A

22 gauge

Large dogs 20 gauge, 19 gauge

5
Q

What does a red top tube have in it?

A

nothing added

6
Q

What does a green top have in it?

A

heparin

7
Q

What does a purple top have in it?

A

EDTA

8
Q

What does a blue top have in it?

A

Sodium Citrate

9
Q

What do we use to take a urine sample

A

voided sample - a clean, dry container with a handle

midstream collection

10
Q

Where is an alternative, less painful area to collect a blood sample?

A

marginal ear vein

11
Q

Urine is most often collected for?

A

gross and microscopic analysis and for culture if indicated

12
Q

How much urine is needed for a quantitative urinalysis?

A

7 - 10 mL

13
Q

How long can you let a urine sample sit before it needs to be refrigerated?

A

within 30 min. of sampling

14
Q

What ways can we collect a sample of urine?

A

voiding, manual bladder expression, cytocentesis, catheterization

15
Q

What ways can we collect a fecal sample?

A

client brings in sample, we use a fecal loop

16
Q

What ways can we collect a blood sample?

A

jugular, cephalic, saphenous (typically canine), femoral (typically cat)